2019 French Open QF: Marketa Vondrousova vs. Petra Martic

[tenisplayrla08]

Playing SO tight now Vondrousova. So tense. Tentative. Not the same player. Gotta get those nerves in check.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Tension from Vondrousova with a DF..back to duece

 

[AnonymousFan]

Wow horrible double fault on MP

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Give this young girl a break she is serving for the biggest match of her career of course there will be nerves

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Hell what a rally from both players...32 shots....BP Martic

 

[AnonymousFan]

34 shots!

 

[tenisplayrla08]

Fantastic rally! But made possible by a lot of a just hitting it back and then that dumb drop shot from Vondrousova. SO many dumb drop shots from both ladies today.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Vondrousova too passive there,waiting for Martic to miss....BP Martic

 

[tenisplayrla08]

Both playing through their nerves. Finding a way.

 

[AnonymousFan]

Back on serve. Just tuned in for the last game... fun

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Martic saves a couple of MP and we are back on serve in the 2nd set

 

[tented]

Oh, wow. After such a long game — serving for the match! — to lose serve. Ugh.

 

[tenisplayrla08]

Martic comes out alive. On serve. But holding has definitely not been a given for either player today. Vondrousova will almost certainly prefer to try to win it from here. Doesn't have the pressure of holding. Can just try to get the break.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Martic breaks!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Come on Vondrousca you are playing 'pusher' tennis not your style

Martic playing more aggressive now

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Vondu does not even bother to change direction in rallies.

 

[tented]

Everyone picked Martic in 3. We may still be right:

Never give up, never surrender!

 

[tenisplayrla08]

Nope. Commentators totally right. Vondrousova just so tight. Not going for anything. Just defending. Defending well. And Martic missed there. But Martic trying to open it up and be the aggressor. Taking the initiative with her back against the wall.

Yeah. And Vondrousova into the middle of the net. Tough.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Oh hell Martic with the drop shot

 

[tented]

Nice aggressive play there by Martic.